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AL SB131
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SB 131 Summary
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Revises titles of advanced practice registered nurses to include four categories: certified registered nurse practitioners (CNP), certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), and clinical nurse specialists (CNS), with standardized abbreviations APRN followed by specialty code.
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Authorizes clinical nurse specialists to enter into collaborative practice agreements with Alabama physicians subject to established protocols, whereas previously only CRNPs and CNMs could collaborate.
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Requires Board of Nursing certification for all individuals engaging in advanced practice nursing and establishes penalties for unlawful use of advanced practice nursing titles or abbreviations (Class C misdemeanor).
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Clarifies that certified registered nurse anesthetists and clinical nurse specialists in non-collaborative practice are not subject to collaborative practice requirements and cannot perform functions of CRNPs or CNMs.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Advanced practice nursing, titles and definitions revised, clinical nurse specialists authorized to collaborate with physicians, Sec. 34-21-90.1 added; Secs. 34-21-80, 34-21-81, 34-21-83 to 34-21-92, inclusive, am'd.
Nurse Practitioners
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
2/9/2017